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State of Ohio Rail Plan Appendices

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Contents

Appendix A. Existing Rail System ........................................ A-1

Appendix B. Stakeholder-Identified Needs ........................ B-1

Appendix C. Consider for Federal Grant Application ...........C-1

Appendix D. Online Survey Results ..................................... D-1

D.1 SURVEY RESPONDENTS AND THEIR INTEREST IN RAIL ......... D-1 D.1.1 Role in Rail Transportation .................................... D-1 D.1.2 Primary interest in Rail .......................................... D-2

D.2 RESPONDENTS INTERESTED IN FREIGHT RAIL ..................... D-2 D.2.1 Freight Growth ...................................................... D-2 D.2.2 Economic Development Opportunities .................. D-3 D.2.3 Awareness of ORDC ............................................... D-3 D.2.4 Rail issues .............................................................. D-4 D.2.5 Multimodal and Intermodal Facilities .................... D-5 D.2.6 General Comments about Freight Rail Issues and

Opportunities ........................................................ D-5

D.3 SURVEY RESPONDENTS THAT SHIP BY RAIL ........................ D-5 D.3.1 Rail Service Used/Commodities Shipped ................ D-5

D.4 INTERESTED IN PASSENGER RAIL ........................................ D-8

D.5 CONCERNED ABOUT RAIL IN THEIR COMMUNITY ............. D-10

Tables

Table A-1. Summary of CSX Subdivisions in Ohio .......................... A-2

Table A-2. Summary of NS Districts in Ohio................................... A-6

Table A-3. Summary of Short Line and Regional Railroads in Ohio ............................................................................ A-8

Table A-4. Summary of Ohio Intermodal Terminals ..................... A-11

Table A-5. Summary of Ohio Rail-Served Port Facilities ............... A-14

Table A-6. Summary of Ohio Transload Facilities ........................ A-18

Table A-7. Summary of Ohio Automotive Ramps ........................ A-23

Table B-1. Stakeholder-Identified Rail Needs ................................ B-1

Table C-1. Projects to be Considered for Sponsorship for Federal Grant Application ............................................ C-1

Table D-1: Do you currently use rail for inbound shipping?/outbound shipping? (number of responses) ................................................................... D-5

Table D-2: What goods to you receive by rail/ship by rail? (percentage of responses) ........................................... D-6

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Figures

Figure A-1. Map of CSX Subdivisions in Ohio .................................. A-1

Figure A-2. Map of NS Districts in Ohio .......................................... A-5

Figure D-1: How would you describe your role in railroad transportation? (number of responses) ....................... D-1

Figure D-2: What is your primary interest in rail in Ohio? (percentage of responses) ........................................... D-2

Figure D-3: In the future, do you expect the volume of goods shipped by rail in Ohio to increase, decrease, stay the same? (number of responses) ................................ D-2

Figure D-4: Do you think there are opportunities for freight rail to support job creation and job retention in Ohio? (percentage of responses) ........................................... D-3

Figure D-5: Have you been aware of this programs existence (ORDC rail program)? (percentage of responses) ......... D-3

Figure D-6: How significant are these issues in the State of Ohio? (weighted average scoring) ................................ D-4

Figure D-7: Please select all of the facilities below that you think would be beneficial to the State of Ohio (number of responses) ................................................. D-5

Figure D-8: What type(s) of rail service do you currently use? (Please select all that apply) (number of responses)..... D-6

Figure D-9: Which of the following are important in the decision to use rail? (Please check all that apply) (Number of responses) ................................................ D-6

Figure D-10: If rail transportation were not available, how would your business ship or receive goods? (Check all that apply) (number of responses) ...................................... D-7

Figure D-11: How would you rate the service you receive? (weighted average scoring) .......................................... D-7

Figure D-12: In the future, do you expect the volume of goods shipped by rail in Ohio to increase, decrease, or stay the same? (number of responses) ........................ D-8

Figure D-13: Which of the following reasons describes why you used Amtrak in Ohio? (Please select all that apply) (number of responses) ................................................. D-8

Figure D-14: Please select the two most important changes that would encourage you to use or increase your use of intercity passenger rail service. (Up to two answers are required) (number of responses) ........................... D-9

Figure D-15: Please rate the current Amtrak stations in Ohio (percentage of responses) ........................................... D-9

Figure D-16: Please indicate your level of concern in regard to the following issues (weighted scoring) ...................... D-10


Appendix A. Existing Rail System Figure A-1. Map of CSX Subdivisions in Ohio

A-2 Appendix A. Existing Rail System


Table A-1. Summary of CSX Subdivisions in Ohio

Subdivision Mileage Number of

Tracks FRA Track Class Signal Type Trackage Rights Height/Weight

Restrictions Yards

Cincinnati Terminal 61 2

21% Class 4, 51% Class 3, 24% Class 2, 21% Class 4, 4%

Class 1

CTC None None

Queensgate intermodal and

classification yard in Cincinnati

CL & W 44 1 67% Class 2, 33% Class 1 Track Warrant None 18' 02", No Weight

Restriction None

Cleveland 26 1 100% Class 2 Track Warrant None 20' 02", No Weight Restriction

Clark Avenue Yard major industrial yard

in Cleveland Cleveland Short Line 46 2 58% Class 4, 42%

Class 3 CTC NS 20' 02", No Weight Restriction None

Cleveland Terminal 13 2 47% Class 4, 53%

Class 3 CTC None 20' 02", No Weight Restriction

Collinwood intermodal and

classification yard in Cleveland

Columbus 142 1 78% Class 4, 14%

Class 3, 5% Class 2, 3% Class 1

CTC None 20' 02", No Weight Restriction

Parsons classification yard in

Columbus Columbus

Line 61 1 86% Class 3, 7% Class 2, 7% Class 1 CTC NS 20' 02", No Weight

Restriction None

Erie West 143 2 75% Class 4, 2% Class 2, 23% Class 1 CTC None 20' 02", No Weight

Restriction None

Fostoria 3 2 100% Class 3 CTC None 20' 02", No Weight Restriction None

Garrett 102 2 100% Class 4 CTC None 20' 02", No Weight Restriction None

Greenwich 82 2 86% Class 4, 14% Class 3 CTC WE 20' 02", No Weight

Restriction None

Indiana 29 1 100% Class 2 Not Reported None 20' 02", No Weight Restriction None

Indianapolis 24 1 57% Class 4, 24%


CTC None No Doublestacks

Allowed, No Weight Restriction

None

Indianapolis Line 121 2 99% Class 4, 1%

Class 3 CTC None 20' 02", No Weight Restriction None



Table A-1. Summary of CSX Subdivisions in Ohio (continued)



Restrictions Yards

Marietta 38 1 25% Class 2, 75% Class 1 Not Reported None

No Doublestacks Allowed, No Weight

Restriction None

Middletown 11 1 54% Class 2, 46% Class 1 Not Reported None

No Doublestacks Allowed, No Weight

Restriction

North Excello / Lind Yard major

industrial yard in Middletown

Mount Victory 129 2 86% Class 4, 14%

Class 3 CTC None 20' 02", No Weight Restriction

Marion Intermodal Terminal in Marion

New Castle 266 2 91% Class 4, 7% Class 3, 2% Class 1 CTC None 20' 02", No Weight

Restriction None

Newton Falls 14 1 100% Class 1 Not Reported None No Doublestacks

Allowed, No Weight Restriction

None

Northern 149 1 88% Class 4, 4%


CTC US Rail, IORY 19' 02", No Weight Restriction None

Pemberville 54 2 89% Class 4, 11% Class 3 CTC None 20' 02", No Weight

Restriction

Walbridge classification yard in

Toledo

Pomeroy 9 1 100% Class 2 Not Reported KNWA

No Doublestacks Allowed

Not Approved for 286K Cars

None

Scottslawn 58 1 68% Class 4, 13% Class 3, 13% Class

2, 6% Class 1 DTC & ABS None 20' 02", No Weight

Restriction

Buckeye Yard Intermodal Terminal

in Columbus

Toledo 220 1 63% Class 4, 23%


CTC NS, IORY, Amtrak 20' 02", No Weight Restriction

Lima classification yard in Lima New River

classification yard in Hamilton

Needmore Yard in Dayton

Toledo Branch 87 1

69% Class 4, 11% Class 3, 3% Class 2,

17% Class1 ABS None 20' 02", No Weight

Restriction None



Table A-1. Summary of CSX Subdivisions in Ohio (continued)



Restrictions Yards

Toledo Terminal 55 2

11% Class 4, 82% Class 3, 2% Class 2,

6% Class 1 CTC None 20' 02", No Weight

Restriction

Stanley classification yard in

Toledo

Willard 109 2 96% Class 4, 1% Class 3, 3% Class 1 CTC None 20' 02", No Weight

Restriction

North Baltimore Intermodal Terminal in North Baltimore

Willard Terminal 44 3 99% Class 4, 1%

Class 3 CTC WE 20' 02", No Weight Restriction

Willard classification yard in Willard

Source: CSX



Figure A-2. Map of NS Districts in Ohio



Table A-2. Summary of NS Districts in Ohio

District Mileage Number of

Tracks FRA Track Class Signal Type Trackage

Rights Yards

Columbus 96 2 100% Class 4 CTC & ABS CSXT, CAMY

Rickbenbacker Intermodal Facility in Columbus

Watkins classification yard in Columbus Portsmouth classification yard in

Portsmouth

Cincinnati 91 1 70% Class 2, 30% Excepted None None None

Cleveland 58 1 100% Class 4 and above CTC CSXT, WE Moorman classification yard in Bellevue

Cleveland Line 106 2 100% Class 4 and above ABS Amtrak

Maple Heights Intermodal Facility in Cleveland

Motor Yard classification yard in Macedonia

Chicago Line 174 2 100% Class 4 and above CTC Amtrak Swanton Yard minor industrial

Dayton 98 2 100% Class 4 and above CTC I&O

Buckeye storage yard in Columbus Dayton minor industrial yard in Dayton

Sharon major industrial, intermodal yard in Sharonville

Gest Street Yard classification, intermodal yard in Cincinnati

Detroit / Huntington 28.5 1 100% Class 4 and

above CTC None None

Fort Wayne Line 188 2 100% Class 4 and above CTC WE, Amtrak Canton major industrial yard in Canton

Fostoria 110 1 100% Class 4 and above CTC None Wilson classification yard in Fostoria

Vehicle Distribution Center in Fostoria

Lake Erie 58 1 100% Class 4 and above CTC & ABS None

Conneaut major industrial yard in Conneaut E 55th Street minor industrial yard in

Cleveland Linndale minor industrial yard in Cleveland

Lordstown Secondary 20 1 100% Class 2 Track

Authority None None

New Castle 42 1 100% Class 4 and above CTC CSXT None

River Line 60 1 100% Class 3 Track Authority None Mingo Junction major industrial yard in

Mingo Junction



Table A-2. Summary of NS Districts in Ohio (continued)

District Mileage Number of

Tracks FRA Track Class Signal Type Trackage

Rights Yards

Sandusky 110 2 100% Class 4 and above CTC WE Sandusky major industrial yard in Sandusky

Toledo 45 1 100% Class 4 and above CTC WE Homestead major industrial yard in Toledo

Youngstown Line 66 1 100% Class 3 CTC CSXT Haselton major industrial yard in Youngstown

Source: NS



Table A-3. Summary of Short Line and Regional Railroads in Ohio

Railroad Abbreviation/Name Headquarters

Location Mileage

Owned/Leased Mileage Trackage Rights Mileage out

of Service FRA Track

Class Weight Restrictions

AA/Ann Arbor Railroad Toledo, OH 5 0 (NS, CN trackage rights on the AA) 0 Class 1 None

AB/Akron Barberton Cluster Railway Barberton, OH 43

43/0 25 0 Excepted None

ACJR/Ashtabula, Carson & Jefferson Railroad Jefferson, OH 0/6 0 0 Excepted Not Reported

ASRY/Ashland Railway Pipersville, PA 65 0 Not Reported

Not Reported Not Reported

CCRL/Cleveland Commercial Railroad Cleveland, OH 11

0/11 0 Not Reported Excepted Not Reported

CAMY/Camp Chase Railway Connersville, IN 14/0 0 Not

Reported Class 2 None

CCET/Cincinnati Eastern Railroad Cincinnati, OH 0/4 0 Not

Reported Not

Reported Not Reported

CFE/Chicago, Fort Wayne & Eastern

Columbus, OH

123 4/119

0 (NS trackage rights on CFE) 0 Not

Reported None

CHB/Cleveland Harbor Belt Solon, OH 2 0 Not Reported

Not Reported Not Reported

CUOH/Columbus & Ohio River Railroad

Coshocton, OH

218 (160 miles owned by Ohio)

Over OHCR, OHIC to North Apex, NS, CSX in Columbus terminal area (NS Trackage

rights on CUOH)

Not Reported

Class 2/3 on mainline None

CMQ/Central Maine & Quebec Railway Bangor, ME 13 (same as OTRY) 0 Not

Reported Not

Reported None

CIND/Central Railroad of Indiana

Columbus, OH

21 21/0 0 0 Not

Reported None

CSIR/Cambridge Southern Industrial Railroad Zanesville, OH 4 0 4 Excepted Not Reported

CWRO/Cleveland Works Railway Cleveland, OH 10 0 Not

Reported Not

Reported Not Reported

FIRR/Flats Industrial Railroad Cleveland, OH 3 0 0 Not Reported Not Reported

GRRY/Grand River Railway Grand River, OH 3 0 0 Excepted None

IERR/Indiana Eastern Railroad

Edwardsville, IL

14 14/0 0 0 Not

Reported None



Table A-3. Summary of Short Line and Regional Railroads in Ohio (continued)


Location Mileage



Class Weight Restrictions IN/Indiana Northeastern

Railway Company South Milford,

IN 11

10/1 0 0 Not Reported Not Reported

IORY/Indiana & Ohio Railway Columbus, OH

324 168/156 137 0 Not

Reported

Blue Ash, Lebanon, Mason and Logan

lines- 263k KNWA/Kanawha River

Railroad Belle, WV 116 9 0 Not Reported Not Reported

MVRY/Mahoning Valley Railway

Coshocton, OH 6 0 Not

Reported Not

Reported None

NDW/Napoleon, Defiance & Western Railway Peoria, IL 49 0 Not

Reported Not

Reported 263k

NOW/Northern Ohio & Western Railway Tiffin, OH 0/25 0 Not

Reported Not

Reported None

NSR/Newburgh & South Shore Railway Company

Marcelline Yard, OH 5 0 Not

Reported Not

Reported None

OHCR/Ohio Central Railroad Coshocton, OH 74 Over CUOH (NS trackage

rights on CUOH) Not

Reported 2 None

OHIC/Ohi-Rail Corporation Steubenville, OH

43 4/39

0 (CUOH track rights to North Apex) 7 Not

Reported 263k (branch lines)

OSCR/Ohio South Central Railroad Hamden, OH 0/64 0 Not

Reported 2 None

OSRR/Ohio Southern Railroad Coshocton, OH

48 48/0

Over NS New Lexington to South Glouster 0 Not

Reported None

OTRY/Ohio Terminal Railway Oakmont, PA 13 (same as CMQ) 0 Not Reported

Not Reported None

RJCL/RJCW/R.J. Corman Railroad – Cleveland

Line/Western Ohio Lines Lexington, KY 165

80/85 4 3 Not Reported Not Reported

RSL/Republic Short Line Massillon, OH 1 0 0 Not Reported Not Reported

WE/Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company Brewster, OH 392

372/20 131.92 10.7 2.9 miles Excepted

Track Not Reported

WTRM/Warren & Trumbull Railroad

Coshocton, OH 4 0 Not

Reported Not

Reported None

YARR/Youngstown & Austintown Railroad

Coshocton, OH 5 Over CSX Yanda to Leadville Not

Reported Not

Reported None



Table A-3. Summary of Short Line and Regional Railroads in Ohio (continued)


Location Mileage



Class Weight Restrictions

YB/Youngstown Belt Railroad Coshocton, OH 31 Over CSX, NS Not

Reported Not

Reported None

YSRR/Youngstown and Southeastern Railroad

Connersville, IN 32 0 Not

Reported Excepted None

Source: Short Line and Regional Railroad Survey, publicly available sources



Table A-4. Summary of Ohio Intermodal Terminals

Name Serving Railroad Town City Origins Served Destinations Served

NW Ohio CSX Transportation North Baltimore, OH

Baltimore, MD; Bedford Park, IL;

Winter Haven, FL; Chambersburg, PA;

Memphis, TN; Fairburn, GA;

Jacksonville, FL; North Kearny, NJ;

Chicago, IL; Springfield, MA; Worcester, MA;

Winter Haven, FL; Chicago, IL;

Memphis, TN; Fairburn, GA;

Jacksonville, FL; North Kearny, NJ;

Worcester, MA;

Collinwood CSX Transportation Cleveland, OH

Baltimore, MD; Chicago, IL;

Memphis, TN; Elizabeth, NJ;

New Orleans, LA; Jacksonville, FL;

North Kearny, NJ; Portsmouth, VA;

Newark, NJ;

Winter Haven, FL; Chicago, IL;

Memphis, TN Elizabeth, NJ;


Philadelphia, PA; Portsmouth, VA;

Newark, NJ; Worcester, MA;

Buckeye Yard CSX Transportation Columbus, OH

Bedford Park, IL; Memphis, TN; Elizabeth, NJ;

New Orleans, LA; North Kearny, NJ; Staten Island, NY; Philadelphia, PA;

Chicago, IL; Portsmouth, VA;


Baltimore, MD; Chicago, IL;

Memphis, TN; Elizabeth, NJ;

North Kearny, NJ; Staten Island, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Portsmouth, VA;




Table A-4. Summary of Ohio Intermodal Terminals (continued)


Queensgate CSX Transportation Cincinnati, OH

Winter Haven, FL; Charleston, SC;

Chicago, IL; Memphis, TN; Elizabeth, NJ;


Miami, FL; Portsmouth, VA;

Newark, NJ; Savannah, GA;

Tampa, FL;

Winter Haven, FL; Charleston, SC;

Chicago, IL; Memphis, TN; Elizabeth, NJ;

Jacksonville, FL; Miami, FL;

North Kearny, NJ; Philadelphia, PA;

Newark, NJ; Savannah, GA; Syracuse, NY;

Tampa, FL; Worcester, MA;

Marion Intermodal Center CSX Transportation Marion, OH Chicago, IL; Chicago, IL; Marysville CSX Transportation Marysville, OH

Rickenbacker Norfolk Southern Columbus, OH

Chicago, IL; Elizabeth, NJ; Norfolk, VA;

Staten Island, NY; Portsmouth, VA;

Chicago, IL; Elizabeth, NJ;

Jacksonville, FL; Norfolk, VA;

Portsmouth, VA;

Maple Heights Norfolk Southern Maple Heights, OH


Portsmouth, VA;


Portsmouth, VA;

Gest Street Norfolk Southern Cincinnati, OH

Austell, GA; Charleston, SC;

Chicago, IL; Detroit - Delray, MI;


Savannah, GA; Toledo, OH;

Charleston, SC; Chicago, IL;


Savannah, GA;



Table A-4. Summary of Ohio Intermodal Terminals (continued)


Sharonville Intermodal Terminal Norfolk Southern Sharonville, OH

Elizabeth, NJ; Norfolk, VA;

Portsmouth, VA;

Elizabeth, NJ; Norfolk, VA;

Portsmouth, VA;

Toledo Airline Junction Intermodal Terminal Norfolk Southern Toledo, OH

Buffalo, NY; Chicago, IL; Croxton, NJ;

Buffalo NY; Chicago, IL;

Cincinnati, OH; Croxton, NJ;

Central Ohio Intermodal Center

Canadian Pacific Railway/Indiana & Ohio

Railway Jeffersonville, OH Vancouver, BC Vancouver, BC

Source: Rail carrier websites, ORDC map



Table A-5. Summary of Ohio Rail-Served Port Facilities

City Serving

Railroad(s) Facility Name Commodities Handled Ashtabula NS, CSX Kinder Morgan/Pinney Dock-Minnesota Slip Iron Ore and Iron & Steel Waste & Scrap Ashtabula NS Norfolk Southern Corp Ashtabula Coal Dock Coal, Lignite & Coal Coke

Ashtabula NS Pinney Dock & Transport Co Ashtabula Docks Iron Ore and Iron & Steel Waste & Scrap

Belpre CSX Kraton Polymers Petroleum, chemicals

Belpre CSX Orion Engineered Carbons Chemicals, coal

Cincinnati CSX Benchmark River & Rail Terminals, LLC Petroleum products

Cincinnati CSX Buzzi Unicem Usa Building Cement & Concrete; Lime; Glass

Cincinnati CSX, CIND Cargill Inc. Food and Farm Products

Cincinnati NS Cincinnati Barge & Rail all general cargo and dry bulk cargo

Cincinnati CSX, CIND Cincinnati Bulk Terminals LLC Various

Cincinnati CSX Contanda Various

Cincinnati CSX Growmark Fertilizer Fertilizer, Chemicals

Cincinnati CSX Holcim Cement Building Cement & Concrete; Lime; Glass

Cincinnati CSX Ineos - ABS Chemicals

Cincinnati IORY Kinder Morgan Queen City Terminals Various

Cincinnati CSX Kosmos Cement Building Cement & Concrete; Lime; Glass

Cincinnati CSX Peter Cremer North America Chemicals

Cincinnati CSX Port of Cincinnati Various

Cincinnati CSX Watco Companies Various

Cleveland CWRO ArcelorMittal, Cuyahoga Docks Iron Ore and Iron & Steel Waste & Scrap

Cleveland CWRO ArcelorMittal, Cuyahoga Fuel Oil Dock. Distillate, Residual & Other Fuel Oils; Lube Oil & Greases

Cleveland CWRO Buckeye Terminals Inc. - Wholesaler Unknown or Not Elsewhere Classified

Cleveland NS Cargill Salt Division, Cleveland Mine Wharf Sulphur (Dry), Clay & Salt

Cleveland NS City of Cleveland., Stadium Wharfs Unknown or Not Elsewhere Classified

Cleveland NS Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Auth., Cleveland Bulk Terminal (CBT) Iron Ore and Iron & Steel Waste & Scrap

Cleveland NS Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Auth., Federal Marine Terminals Building Cement & Concrete; Lime; Glass

Cleveland NS Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Auth., Pier No. 24 Unknown or Not Elsewhere Classified



Table A-5. Summary of Ohio Rail-Served Port Facilities (continued)

City Serving

Railroad(s) Facility Name Commodities Handled

Cleveland NS Cleveland-Cuyohoga County Port Auth., Stadium Whf., Berth 28 west Unknown or Not Elsewhere Classified

Cleveland NS Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC, Cleveland Asphalt Term Barge Whf Petroleum Pitches, Coke, Asphalt, Naptha and Solvents

Cleveland NS Mid Continent Coal & Coke Co., Cleveland Dock Coal, Lignite & Coal Coke

Cleveland NS Ontario Stone Corp., Cuyahoga River Dock No. 2 Sand, Gravel, Stone, Rock, Limestone, Soil, Dredged Material

Cleveland NS Ontario Stone Corp., Old River Docks Sand, Gravel, Stone, Rock, Limestone, Soil, Dredged Material

Cleveland NS Shelly Materials Inc - Allied Corp. Cleveland West Facility

Sand, Gravel, Stone, Rock, Limestone, Soil, Dredged Material

Cleveland CWRO St. Mary's Cement Inc., Cleveland Terminal Building Cement & Concrete; Lime; Glass

Cleveland CWRO Zaclon Inc., LLC Other Chemicals and Related Products

Conneaut BLE The Pittsburgh & Conneaut Docks Iron Ore and Iron & Steel Waste & Scrap, Coal, Lignite & Coal Coke

East Liverpool NS D.W. Dickey and Son, Inc. Cement, aggregates

East Liverpool NS Parsons Terminal/Seaforth Mineral Nonmetallic minerals, others

Fairport Harbor CSX Carmeuse North America Lime Sand, Gravel, Stone, Rock, Limestone, Soil, Dredged Material

Fairport Harbor CSX Morton Salt Co., Fairport Harbor Dock Sulphur (Dry), Clay & Salt

Fairport Harbor CSX Osborne Concrete & Stone Co., Fairport Harbor Dock. Sand, Gravel, Stone, Rock, Limestone, Soil, Dredged Material

Hannibal NS Hannibal Industrial Park Various

Hannibal CMQ Long Ridge Energy Terminal Various

Haverhill NS Altivia Petrochemicals Chemicals

Huron WLE WLH Rentals Huron Ore Dock Ore Wharf Iron Ore and Iron & Steel Waste & Scrap

Lorain NS Republic Technologies International, Lorain Works, Ore Dock. Iron Ore and Iron & Steel Waste & Scrap

Marietta CSX Marathon Petroleum Company Petroleum products, asphalt, coke

Marietta CSX Solvay Specialty Polymers Chemicals, coal

Mingo Junction NS Acero Junction/JSW Steel Iron ore, scrap steel, steel products

New Boston NS Infra-Metals Co Primary metal products




City Serving

Railroad(s) Facility Name Commodities Handled North Bend CSX or CIND Consolidated Grain & Barge Food and Farm Products

North Bend CSX Greater Cincinnati Asphalt Terminal Petroleum products, asphalt, coke

North Bend CSX Marathon Petroleum Company Asphalt Plant Petroleum products, asphalt, coke

North Bend CSX Trammo, Inc. Chemicals

Powhatan Point NS Ohio Valley Coal Co. Coal, Lignite & Coal Coke

Rayland NS or WLE Badger Mining Co. Frac Sand

Sandusky NS Sandusky Dock Corp Pier No 3 Coal, Lignite & Coal Coke

South Point NS Port of South Point Other Chemicals and Related Products

Toledo CSX ADM Terminal Food and Farm Products

Toledo NS ARC Terminals Holdings LLC Toledo Wharf Petroleum and Petroleum Products

Toledo NS ARMS/Criscione Grain Co Wharf Unknown or Not Elsewhere Classified

Toledo NS City of Toledo Salt Dock Receipt of Salt

Toledo CSX CSX Toledo Lakefront Ore Docks Iron Ore and Iron & Steel Waste & Scrap

Toledo CSX CSX Toledo Presque Isle Coal Docks Coal, Lignite & Coal Coke

Toledo CSX CSX Toledo Presque Isle Coal Docks, Slip No. 3 (Presque Isle Frog Pond Slip). Petroleum and Petroleum Products

Toledo NS, CN, or WLE H. Hansen Industries Slip Ship Repair

Toledo NS Hansen Mueller Grain Terminal Grain

Toledo NS Kuhlman Corp., Upper Dock. Fertilizers

Toledo NS Midwest Terminals International (Ironville) Coal, Lignite & Coal Coke

Toledo CSX Midwest Terminals Rail Ballast Dock Bulk Products

Toledo NS Mondelez International Marine Terminal Coal, Lignite & Coal Coke

Toledo NS, CN, or WLE PBF - Toledo Refining Hocking Valley Dock Distillate, Residual & Other Fuel Oils; Lube Oil & Greases

Toledo NS Seneca Petroleum Co Slip Petroleum Pitches, Coke, Asphalt, Naptha and Solvents

Toledo NS The Andersons Toledo Edwin Drive Elevator Dock Food and Farm Products




City Serving

Railroad(s) Facility Name Commodities Handled

Toledo NS The Andersons Toledo Kuhlman Drive Terminal Wharf Sand, Gravel, Stone, Rock, Limestone, Soil, Dredged Material

Toledo CSX Toledo - Lucas County Port Auth Facility No 1 Wharf Unknown or Not Elsewhere Classified

Toledo NS Toledo Harbor Warehousing Corp Wharf Other Chemicals and Related Products

Toledo CSX Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority - Contanda Barge Slip Various

Wellsville NS Wellsville Intermodal Facility Nonmetallic minerals, Food and Farm Products

Wellsville NS Wellsville Terminals Co. Frac Sand, Steel, Coal, Coke, Dry Bulk, Drilling Fluids, Super-sacks & Pallets

Wheelersburg NS Norfolk Southern Corp. Coal, Lignite & Coal Coke Source: Ohio Maritime Study, publicly available sources



Table A-6. Summary of Ohio Transload Facilities

Serving Railroad Railroad Company Name Name Location Facility Type Capacity Car spots or track feet if known

CAMY, YSRR Camp Chase Railroad,

Youngstown & Southeastern Railroad

Norton Road Columbus Team Track 10 car spots

CAMY, YSRR Camp Chase Railroad,


Signal Rogers Transload 30 car spots

KNWA Kanawha River Railroad, LLC Middleport Terminal Hobson Yard, Middleport, OH Transload 30 car spots

NDW Michigan Southern Railroad Co. d/b/a Napoleon, Defiance and

Western Railway NDW Team Track Napoleon, OH Team Track 5 car spots

OHIC Ohi-Rail Corporation Jerico Minerva Transload 2 Spots OHIC Ohi-Rail Corporation D&I Minerva Transload 90 Spots OHIC Ohi-Rail Corporation Apex Amsterdam Transload 6105’ RJC RJ Corman Railroad Company Celina DC Celina OH Warehouse 1500' AA Ann Arbor Railroad Ottawa Toledo, Ohio, MP 2.68 Team Track 2700’ AA Ann Arbor Railroad Ottawa North Toledo, Ohio, MP 2.61 Team Track 2880’ AA Ann Arbor Railroad Ottawa South Toledo, Ohio, MP 1.51 Team Track 2900’ AA Ann Arbor Railroad Team Track Toledo, Ohio, MP TYIC Team Track 174’

ACJR Ashtabula, Carson, & Jefferson Railroad AJCR Jefferson Jefferson Team Track 19 car spots

ACJR Ashtabula, Carson, & Jefferson Railroad AJCR Carson Carson Team Track 8 car spots

WLE Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company ASW Supply Chain Mogadore Transload 50 railcars

WLE Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company Bellaire Harbor Service Bellaire Transload 50 railcars

WLE Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company Peoples Service Massillon Transload 20 railcars

WLE Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company Tidewater Logistics Steubenville Transload 150 railcars

IORY Indiana & Ohio Railway Troyer Trucking and Warehouse Lima Warehouse 6 railcars

CUOH Columbus & Ohio River Railroad Warehouse Services Columbus Warehouse Unreported CUOH Columbus & Ohio River Railroad Mid State Warehouse Newark Warehouse Unreported IORY Indiana & Ohio Railway Damewood Enterprises Urbanna Warehouse Unreported



Table A-6. Summary of Ohio Transload Facilities (continued)


IORY Indiana & Ohio Railway Cincinnati Barge & Rail Terminal Cincinnati Transload Unreported

IORY Indiana & Ohio Railway Superior Carriers Springfield Transload Unreported IORY Indiana & Ohio Railway Luckey Trucking Lima Transload Unreported

IORY Indiana & Ohio Railway Central Ohio Logistics Center Jeffersonville Transload Unreported

CUOH Columbus & Ohio River Railroad Panhandle Oilfield Service Cambridge Transload Unreported

CFE Chicago, Fort Wayne & Eastern D&D Ingredients Delphos Transload Unreported CFE Chicago, Fort Wayne & Eastern Nelson Packaging Transload Unreported CFE Chicago, Fort Wayne & Eastern Van Wert Terminal Van Wert Transload Unreported

YARR Youngstown& Austintown Railroad Penn Ohio Logistics Austintown Warehouse Unreported

CIND Central Railroad of Indiana Cincinnati Bulk Terminals Cincinnati Transload Unreported

CIND Central Railroad of Indiana Kinder Morgan Cincinnati Transload Unreported CIND Central Railroad of Indiana Consolidated Grain North Bend Transload Unreported

MVRY Mahoning Valley Railway Castlo Struthers Transload/warehouse Unreported

MVRY Mahoning Valley Railway Gateway Terminals Lowellville Warehouse Unreported

IORY Indiana & Ohio Railway Cincinnati Barge and Rail Terminal LLC Cincinnati Warehouse 100 trailer spots

RJCW R. J. Corman Railroad Western Ohio Lines Precision Strip Inc Minster Warehouse 9 active rail spots

ASRY Ashland Railway Mansfield Railport Inc Mansfield Transload/warehouse

9 active rail spots, 5 trailer spots

ASRY Ashland Railway Mid-Ohio Rail Terminal Mansfield Transload TBD RJCL RJ Corman Railroad Company Clarion Warehouse Dover Warehouse 2 active rail spots

AB Akron Barberton Cluster Railway Terminal Warehouse Inc Akron Warehouse 6 trailer spots

WLE Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company

Great Lakes Cold Storage Inc Solon Warehouse 4 active rail spots

CHB Cleveland Harbor Belt Federal Marine Terminals Inc. Cleveland Warehouse 5 active rail spots





YARR Youngstown& Austintown Railroad United Freezer and Storage Co Youngstown Warehouse 10 trailer spots

WLE Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company P-C Sales & Service Barberton Transload 70 rail spots

AB Akron Barberton Cluster Railway Cotter Merchandise Storage Company Akron Warehouse 200 rail spots

NS Norfolk Southern Corporation Cincinnati TBT Cincinnati Transload 100 spots NS Norfolk Southern Corporation Columbus TBT Columbus Transload 77 spots NS Norfolk Southern Corporation Euclid TBT Euclid Transload 105 spots NS Norfolk Southern Corporation Sandusky TBT Sandusky Transload 30 spots

ASRY Ashland Railway Central Ohio Warehouse Shelby Transload 175 active rail spots

NS Norfolk Southern Corporation Good Rail & Truck Transfer Franklin Transload Unreported

NS Norfolk Southern Corporation Northern Ohio Industrial Park Elyria Transload Unreported

NS Norfolk Southern Corporation Cleveland Industrial Warehouse Cleveland Warehouse 4 active rail spots

CSX CSX Transportation, Inc VOGT Warehouse Specialty Logistics Inc Cincinnati Warehouse 6 active rail spots

CSX CSX Transportation, Inc Port of Cincinnati Cincinnati Warehouse 40 active rail spots CSX CSX Transportation, Inc Commonwealth Inc Fairfield Warehouse 12 trailer spots

CSX, NS CSX Transportation, Inc, Norfolk Southern Corporation

Cloverleaf Cold Storage Co Fairfield Warehouse 10 trailer spots

CSX CSX Transportation, Inc Matandy Steel Co Hamilton Warehouse 5 active rail spots

CSX, NS CSX Transportation, Inc, Norfolk Southern Corporation Precision Strip Inc Middletown Warehouse 40 trailer spots

CSX CSX Transportation, Inc Peerless Trans and Storage Inc Dayton Warehouse 50 trailer spots

CSX CSX Transportation, Inc Precision Strip Inc Tipp City Warehouse 6 active rail spots

CSX CSX Transportation, Inc Network Global Logistics Columbus Warehouse 61 active rail spots

CSX CSX Transportation, Inc ODW Logistics Inc Columbus Warehouse 350 trailer spots

CSX CSX Transportation, Inc ACE Iron and Metal Company Inc Columbus Warehouse 4 trailer spots

CSX CSX Transportation, Inc Terminal Warehouse Inc Columbus Warehouse 14 active rail spots





CSX CSX Transportation, Inc Interstate Cold Storage Inc Columbus Warehouse 20 trailer spots

CSX CSX Transportation, Inc Schindewolf Express Inc De Graff Warehouse 20 trailer spots

CSX CSX Transportation, Inc AIP Logistics Inc Wapakoneta Warehouse 100 trailer spots CSX CSX Transportation, Inc American Rail Center Kenton Warehouse 50 trailer spots CSX CSX Transportation, Inc Precision Strip Inc Kenton Warehouse 42 active rail spots

CSX CSX Transportation, Inc Network Global Logistics Marion Warehouse 20 trailer spots

CSX CSX Transportation, Inc Liverpool Coil Processing Inc Valley City Warehouse 5 active rail spots

CSX CSX Transportation, Inc North Coast Logistics Cleveland Warehouse 100 trailer spots CSX CSX Transportation, Inc Ohio Logistics Inc Fostoria Warehouse 150 trailer spots CSX CSX Transportation, Inc Precision Strip Inc Perrysburg Warehouse 22 active rail spots CSX CSX Transportation, Inc J Star Consolidated Inc Walbridge Warehouse 175 trailer spots

CSX CSX Transportation, Inc Midwest Terminals of Toledo Toledo Warehouse 80 active rail spots

CSX CSX Transportation, Inc Cincinnati Transflo Terminal Cincinnati Transload Unreported

CSX CSX Transportation, Inc Cleveland Central Transflo Terminal Cleveland Transload Unreported

CSX CSX Transportation, Inc Cleveland East Transflo Terminal Cleveland Transload Unreported

CSX CSX Transportation, Inc Columbus Transflo Terminal Columbus Transload Unreported

CSX CSX Transportation, Inc Ohio Commerce Center Lordstown Transload/warehouse 12,000’ loop track

NS Norfolk Southern Corporation Columbus Cold Storage Columbus Warehouse 3 rail spots NS Norfolk Southern Corporation Nordic Cold Storage Columbus Warehouse 2 rail spots NS Norfolk Southern Corporation Camp Chase Railway Columbus Warehouse 30 rail spots

NS Norfolk Southern Corporation Bucyrus Industrial Railroad, LLC Bucyrus Warehouse 20 rail spots

NS Norfolk Southern Corporation MWD Logistics Mansfield Warehouse 8 rail spots NS Norfolk Southern Corporation MWD Logistics Mansfield Warehouse 3 rail spots

NS Norfolk Southern Corporation Dayton Synchronous Support Center Dayton Warehouse 14 rail spots





NS Norfolk Southern Corporation Fleetchem LLC Monroe Warehouse 4 rail spots

NS Norfolk Southern Corporation Findlay's Tall Timbers Distribution Center Findlay Warehouse 3 rail spots

NS Norfolk Southern Corporation Findlay's Tall Timbers Distribution Center Findlay Warehouse 3 rail spots

NS Norfolk Southern Corporation Caruso Inc Cincinnati Warehouse 5 rail spots NS Norfolk Southern Corporation VOGT Warehouse Cincinnati Warehouse 9 rail spots

NS Norfolk Southern Corporation Queen City Container Company Sharonville Warehouse 4 rail spots

NS Norfolk Southern Corporation Taylor Distributing Co. Evendale Warehouse 6 rail spots

NS Norfolk Southern Corporation Good's Rail & Truck Transfer Camden Warehouse 15 rail spots

NS Norfolk Southern Corporation VOGT Warehouse E Sharon Road Cincinnati Warehouse 5 rail spots

NS Norfolk Southern Corporation VOGT Warehouse Evendale Warehouse 9 rail spots NS Norfolk Southern Corporation Ohio Logistics Group Bellevue Warehouse 6 rail spots NS Norfolk Southern Corporation Peoples Cartage Massillon Warehouse 58 rail spots NS Norfolk Southern Corporation Queen City Terminals Cincinnati Transload Unreported NS Norfolk Southern Corporation D'Coil Sheffield Village Warehouse 5 rails spots

NS Norfolk Southern Corporation Amware Distribution Warehouse Cleveland Warehouse 5 rail spots

NS Norfolk Southern Corporation Kuhlman Corportation Toledo Warehouse 1 rail spots

NS Norfolk Southern Corporation The Andersons Incorporated Toledo Transload 65 rail spots

NS Norfolk Southern Corporation Heinz North America Toledo Warehouse 4 rail spots NS Norfolk Southern Corporation Spartan Logistics Toledo Warehouse 7 rail spots

NS Norfolk Southern Corporation Toledo Harbor Warehousing Toledo Warehouse 15 rail spots

NS Norfolk Southern Corporation Midwest Terminals of Toledo Toledo Transload 175 rail spots

NS Norfolk Southern Corporation International

Distribution Services Inc.

Macedonia Warehouse 27 rail spots

NS Norfolk Southern Corporation New Age Logistics Cleveland Warehouse 6 rail spots





NS Norfolk Southern Corporation Tidewater Logistics Corporation Steubenville Warehouse 150 rail spots

NS Norfolk Southern Corporation Buckeye Transfer Realth LLC Columbiana Warehouse 110 rail spots

NS Norfolk Southern Corporation S H Bell East Liverpool Warehouse 45 rail spots

NS Norfolk Southern Corporation Mid-West Materials Incorporated Perry Warehouse 6 rail spots

Source: Short line and regional railroad survey, rail carrier websites

Table A-7. Summary of Ohio Automotive Ramps

Location Serving Railroad Loading Unloading

Avon Lake, OH NS Ford / Pre-Trip Location Ford Cincinnati, OH (Cementdale) CSX GM

East Liberty, OH CSX Honda

Fostoria, OH NS Inactive Rail

Lorain, OH (Fairlane) NS Inactive Inactive Lorain, OH (Oak Point) NS Inactive Inactive

Marion, OH CSX Inactive Inactive Marysville, OH CSX Honda

Moraine, OH NS Inactive Inactive Toledo, OH (Ottawa North) AA Chrysler

Toledo, OH (Ottawa South) AA Chrysler Chrysler Toledo, OH (Ottawa Yard) AA GM

Walbridge, OH CSX Inactive

Lordstown, OH NS GM

Lordstown, OH (TDSI) CSX Chrysler, Ford, GM, Hyundai, Kia, Nissan, Toyota

Source: Association of American railroads


Appendix B. Stakeholder-Identified Needs Table B-1. Stakeholder-Identified Rail Needs

Category County Sponsor Railroad Project Description Costs in

$2018 Benefit Source

Bridge rehabilitation

Clermont Cincinnati Eastern Railroad, LLC

CCET Williamsburg Bridge Repairs

Repairs bridge to maintain continued service.

$1,500,000 Ensures continued service across bridge

Railroad survey


Cuyahoga Flats Industrial Railroad

FIRR #4 Lift Bridge Rehab Rehabilitation of lift bridge for continued service.

Prevents loss of service

Railroad survey


Mahoning/Columbiana


YSRR Bridge Repairs Repairs bridges to maintain 286k railcar capacity.

$500,000 Prevents loss of competitive access

Railroad survey

Corridor preservation

Multiple OKI Rail Transit Right of Way Preservation

Preservation of right-of-way for future passenger rail transit.

$5,513,000 Provides rail corridor preservation, future passenger rail service

LRTP

Crossing improvement

Lucas Ann Arbor Railroad

AA Matzinger Rd. Upgrade Improved conditions at grade crossing.

$65,000 Improves conditions at crossing

Railroad survey

Grade separation

Butler OKI CSX Wayne Madison Rd - Toledo

Grade separate Wayne Madison Rd in Trenton.

$15,784,000 Improve safety, increase highway and rail mobility

LRTP Appendix E

Grade separation

Delaware MORPC NS Glenn Parkway - Delaware County

Grade separate Glenn Parkway in Delaware County, which eliminates the Berlin Station Rd grade crossing.


Competitive Advantage Projects

Grade separation

Franklin MORPC NS Hilliard-Rome Rd grade separation

Grade separate Hilliard-Rome Rd in Prairie Township.

Improve safety, increase highway and rail mobility

MPO Meeting

Grade separation

Lake NOACA NS Hopkins Rd - Mentor Grade separate Hopkins Rd in Mentor.


LRTP/MPO Meeting

Grade separation

Lucas TMACOG CSX Summit St - Toledo Grade separate Summit St in Toledo.


LRTP/MPO Meeting

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Table B-1. Stakeholder-Identified Rail Needs (continued)



Grade separation

Lucas TMACOG CSX/AA Matzinger Rd - Toledo Grade separate Matzinger Rd in Toledo.


LRTP/MPO Meeting

Grade separation

Lucas TMACOG NS Phillips Ave - Toledo Grade separate Phillips Ave in Toledo.


LRTP/MPO Meeting

Grade separation

Miami MVRPC CSX New Connector Rd - Tipp City

Grade separate proposed new connector road in Tipp City.


LRTP- Proposed Congestion Mgmt Projects

Grade separation

Montgomery MVRPC CSX Farmersville-West Carrollton Rd - West Carrollton

Grade separate Farmersville-West Carrollton Rd in West Carrollton.



Grade separation

Seneca ODOT CSX TR43 Extension - Fostoria Grade separate TR43 Extension in Fostoria.


STIP

Grade separation

Summit AMATS NS Hudson Grade Separation (Hines Hill/Stow Rd)

Grade separate Hines Hill Rd and/or Stow Rd in Hudson.


MPO Meeting

Grade separation

Trumbull Eastgate CSX Muth Rd - Lordstown Grade separate Muth Rd in Lordstown.


MPO Meeting

Grade separation

Trumbull Eastgate YB Larchmont/Bronze - Warren

Grade separate Larchmont Ave/Bronze Rd in Warren.


MPO Meeting

Grade separation

Wood TMACOG CSX North Baltimore-area grade separation

Grade separation in the North Baltimore area.


LRTP/MPO Meeting

Grade separation

Wood TMACOG CSX SR235/SR18 - Hoytville Grade separate SR235/SR18 in Hoytville.


LRTP/MPO Meeting

Industrial access

Ashtabula

Ashtabula, Carson & Jefferson Railroad

ACJR Transload Area Improvements

Adds 16 car spots to reach a large manufacturing building.

$370,000 Adds a possible customer

Railroad survey

Industrial access

Ashtabula


ACJR Siding Extension Extends siding 630 track feet.

$101,000 Frees up main track and facilitates lime and plastic unloading

Railroad survey






Industrial access

Columbiana OMEGA NS Wellsville Intermodal Rail Spur

Extend existing rail spur at Wellsville Intermodal facility to support recent growth.

Supports economic development, additional usage of rail

MPO Meeting

Industrial access

Columbiana OMEGA NS Leetonia / World Trade Park Spur

Construct railroad spur at the World Trade Park in Leetoniato be able to attract new business to the development.


MPO Meeting

Industrial access

Cuyahoga Flats Industrial Railroad

FIRR Rail Spur Into New Industrial Park

Construction of rail spur for new industrial development.

Facilitates additional carloads and job creation

Railroad survey

Industrial access

Guernsey OMEGA CUOH AMG Vanadium Spur

Additional rail spur to AMG Vanadium to support proposed $35 million roaster.


MPO Meeting

Industrial access

Guernsey OMEGA CUOH Dyno-Nobel Expansion Expansion of Dyno-Nobel transload facility in Cambridge.


MPO Meeting

Industrial access

Guernsey OMEGA CUOH West Cambridge Rail Establish rail service to companies in the west Cambridge business area.


MPO Meeting

Industrial access

Hamilton OKI CIND/CSX

Railroad Track Improvements, Conrail Site

Construct spurs or other necessary railroad improvements to facilitate railroad service to the former Conrail site located on US 50 (River Rd).

$4,411,000


LRTP

Industrial access

Miami MVRPC CSX CSX Rail Spur

Construct a 2,000-foot rail spur on the west side of the CSX railroad tracks within and proximate to the 113-acre Prill property.

$4,209,000


LRTP

Industrial access

Noble OMEGA MAGNAM Industrial Park Rail

Provide rail service to the proposed MAGNAM Innovation Park in Noble County.


MPO Meeting

Industrial access

Stark SCATS WLE Rail Infrastructure for Development Sites

Rail infrastructure at a 400-acre county-owned site and an additional 300-acre site in Louisville.


MPO Meeting






Industrial access

Trumbull Eastgate AutoParkIt Rail Infrastructure

Rail Infrastructure supporting ongoing AutoParkIt efforts. ORDC participated in funding $30,000 of engineering work.

Supports economic development

MPO Meeting

Industrial access

Trumbull Eastgate Warren Redevelopment Projects

Rail infrastructure supporting Warren Steel Holdings and Wheatland Tube sites.


MPO Meeting

Industrial access

Wayne Akron Barberton Cluster Railway

AB Rittman Extension Capability to handle 2-4 carloads additional carloads daily.

$450,000 Potential additional customer

Railroad survey

Intermodal Franklin MORPC NS Rickenbacker Intermodal Facility Expansion

Capacity expansion of the Rickenbacker intermodal facility.

$19,777,000



Multiple Jefferson, Belmont

ORDC NS INFRA Grant - Ohio River Rail Improvement Project

Rail improvements on the NS River Line to facilitate PTT ethane cracker proposal.

$32,000,000 Support major industrial development project

ORDC

Multiple Lucas TMACOG Maumee River New Shared Use Bridge

Add Maumee River passenger and freight rail bridge with bike/pedestrian facility, adjoining existing NS bridge.

$263,072,000 Increases rail capacity and fluidity

MPO Meeting

Multiple Tuscarawas

City of New Philadelphia / Dennison Depot

RJC / CUOH

New Philadelphia - Dennison Freight and Excursion Proposal

Proposal for expanded Dennison Depot excursion service to New Philadelphia and examination of increased freight rail usage south of New Philadelphia.

MPO Meeting

New rail line Multiple OMEGA Ohio River Rail Connection

Re-establish rail connection between Guernsey County and Ohio River locations.

Creates additional transportation options for region

MPO Meeting






Passenger rail Cuyahoga NOACA Cleveland Multimodal Transportation Facility - Planning Phases

Future planning studies for a proposed facility in downtown Cleveland that would accommodate passenger rail, transit, and intercity service. Cleveland has completed a $120,000 initial study of this project, which was funded by NOACA.

Investigates opportunity that would improve multimodal connectivity

MPO Meeting

Passenger rail Cuyahoga NOACA Cleveland Multimodal Transportation Facility - Future Phases

Construction of a proposed facility in downtown Cleveland that would accommodate Cleveland that would accommodate passenger rail, transit, and intercity service.

$50,000,000 Improves multimodal connectivity

MPO Meeting

Passenger rail Erie Erie County RPC

Amtrak Station Improvements

Improvements at the Sandusky Amtrak station to achieve ADA compliance and state of good repair as well as planning for a proposed multimodal transit facility.

$1,147,000 Improves multimodal connectivity, provides ADA compliance

LRTP

Passenger rail Hamilton City of Cincinnati

CSX New Station Track

Add approximately 1500 feet of track parallel to CSX mainline tracks at the Cincinnati Union Terminal for future, additional passenger service, with new level boarding platform.

$4,411,000 Enables passenger rail service

LRTP

Passenger rail Lake City of Mentor New Amtrak Stop and Station - Mentor

Construct new Amtrak station / multimodal center following feasibility study for new stop in Mentor.


All Aboard Ohio

Passenger rail Licking LCATS CUOH Passenger Rail Feasibility Analysis

A feasibility analysis of a passenger rail connection between Newark and Columbus, then to Zanesville, for 25mph passenger rail service.

Investigates potential passenger rail opportunity

LRTP






Passenger rail Lucas TMACOG / City of Toledo

Toledo-Detroit Rail Ridership Feasibility and Cost Estimate Study

Future planning studies for a proposed Toledo-Detroit passenger rail connection. TMACOG and the City of Toledo are funding a preliminary $50,000 feasibility study.


MPO Meeting

Passenger rail Multiple MORPC Rapid Speed Transportation Initiative - Planning Phases

Planning studies for the RSTI, which explores options to better connect the Columbus Region with major metropolitan regions of the Midwest. A multi-phased planning effort will examine the feasibility for railroad technologies including hyperloop and traditional rail.

Investigates potential passenger rail opportunities


Passenger rail Multiple MORPC Rapid Speed Transportation Initiative - Future Phases

Future construction of infrastructure related to the RSTI, which explores options to better connect the Columbus Region with major metropolitan regions of the Midwest.

Continues efforts related to the initiative


Passenger rail Multiple NOACA NS Toledo-Cleveland-Detroit Rail Corridor Investment Plan

Service Development Plan and a FRA Tier-1 Environmental Impact Statement for the 165-mile Toledo – Cleveland – Detroit Corridor.

$2,000,000 Investigates potential passenger rail opportunity

MPO Meeting

Passenger rail Multiple TMACOG CSX North-South Passenger Service

Implement north-south passenger train service, Toledo to Bowling Green to Columbus.

$315,686,000 Considers additional passenger rail opportunities

MPO Meeting

Passenger rail Multiple TMACOG Multiple Ohio Hub Build Ohio Hub high speed passenger rail system.


MPO Meeting






Passenger rail Multiple TMACOG NS Passenger Service Frequency/Destination Improvements

Increase passenger train service to 5 round trips/day, Toledo to Cleveland; add new Toledo-Detroit service; and upgrade stations. Add possible Toledo to Detroit Metro and Toledo to Ann Arbor connections.


MPO Meeting

Passenger rail Portage All Aboard Ohio

New Amtrak Stop and Station - Ravenna-Kent

Construct new Amtrak station multimodal center following feasibility study for new stop in Ravenna or Kent.


All Aboard Ohio

Passenger rail Preble City of Oxford New Amtrak Station - Oxford

Construct new Amtrak station (city-owned) in Oxford. Oxford and Miami University have each committed $350,000 for this project.


All Aboard Ohio / OKI LRTP

Passenger rail Williams Amtrak / City of Bryan

New Amtrak Station - Bryan

Construct new Amtrak station (Amtrak-owned) in Bryan.

$1,226,000 Improves platform width and allows for ADA compliance

All Aboard Ohio

Rail bypass Fayette Indiana & Ohio Railway Company

IORY Washington Courthouse By-pass

Feasibility study to examine the option to reduce train movements over at grade crossings as well as the elimination of redundant crossings through Washington Court House.

Reduces number of blocked crossings and extended periods of crossing activations

Railroad survey

Rail capacity Allen

Chicago, Ft. Wayne & Eastern Railroad

CFE Lima Yard Upgrade Yard improvements and upgraded turnouts for safety and efficiency.

$1,037,000 Helps prevent service disruptions to local customers

Railroad survey/Rail plan comments

Rail capacity Ashtabula


ACJR Unit Train Track Upgrades Upgrades tracks to be able to handle unit grain trains.

$157,000 Facilitates additional carloads

Railroad survey

Rail capacity Ashtabula


ACJR Carson Siding Improvement

Makes existing siding double-ended and adds 840 track feet.

$151,000 Improves traffic through Carson and saves an hour a day

Railroad survey






Rail capacity Clark Indiana & Ohio Railway Company

IORY Springfield Yard Upgrade

Improve conditions at the north end of the yard under the NS overhead bridge as well as upgrading existing turnouts in need of replacement.

$725,000

Improves local switching operations to area customers and enhances intermodal service

Railroad survey

Rail capacity Cuyahoga Cleveland Commercial Railroad

CCRL CCRL Von Wiler Yard Improve yard by making single-ended connections double-ended.

Improves efficiency Meetings with short lines

Rail capacity Cuyahoga Newburgh & South Shore Railroad

NSR Yard improvements Improvements to yard to accommodate expansion of key customer.

Improves operations Meetings with short lines

Rail capacity Fulton Indiana & Ohio Railway Company

IORY Delta Yard and Area Improvements

Rehabilitate and return service to currently unused tracks allowing additional capacity and storage space as well as add additional siding capacity.

$7,000,000

Supports new business opportunities in the vicinity related to the local steel industry

Railroad survey

Rail capacity Hamilton OKI CSX/NS Hopple Street Passing Track and Crossovers

CSX Queensgate and NS Gest Street yards: Provide additional horizontal clearance, 1000’ of track, and construct crossovers or connecting track.


LRTP

Rail capacity Hamilton OKI CSX/NS Mill Creek Additional Track

Increase rail capacity by adding approximately 8,600 feet of fourth track from RH Tower (located at the north end of the CSX Queensgate Terminal) to the NA Junction.


LRTP

Rail capacity Jefferson BHJ NS/WLE Regional Rail Yard Improvements

Improvements at Mingo Junction and Martins Ferry rail yards.


MPO Meeting

Rail capacity Jefferson BHJ NS/WLE/CUOH

Shale Hub Proposal Rail infrastructure necessary for a proposed regional shale hub.


MPO Meeting

Rail capacity Lucas Ann Arbor Railroad

AA CTC Upgrade Improves signaling system at interchange.

$350,000 Improved interchange Railroad survey






Rail capacity Multiple Clark County-Springfield TCC

IORY Springfield-Washington CH Class 3 Upgrade

Bring WESTCO-owned, IORY-operated track between Springfield and Washington CH to FRA Class 3 (40mph) conditions.

$1,500,000 Provides higher rail capacity, better service

MPO Meeting

Rail capacity Stark SCATS WLE WLE Spencer to Brewster Passing Siding

Construction of a passing siding on WLE Spencer to Brewster line.


LRTP

Rail capacity Summit Akron Barberton Cluster Railway

AB Storage Tracks Construction of tracks for car storage and transload.

$500,000 Safer local storage Railroad survey

Rail capacity Williams

Indiana Northeastern Railroad Company

IN Upgrade for 20 MPH

Track upgrades to increase track class to improve operational efficiency.

$694,000 Improved operational efficiency

Railroad survey

Rail connection Carroll Ohi-Rail Corporation

OHIC W&LE Interchange Reconfiguration

Interchange improvements to facilitate unit train traffic with W&LE.

$360,000 Allows for safer rail operation

Railroad survey

Rail connection Columbiana Ohi-Rail Corporation

OHIC Bayard Siding Siding improvements to facilitate increased interchange potential.

$500,000 Allows for after rail operation

Railroad survey

Rail connection Hamilton OKI CIND/CSX

Southwest Connection

Construct a railroad flyover bridge connecting CIND and CSX Indiana Subdivision to CSX Nos. 1 and 2 mainline tracks.

$61,750,000 Improves connectivity of rail network

LRTP

Rail connection Williams

Indiana Northeastern Railroad Company

IN New Interchange Track New interchange track that facilitates continued interchange.

$2,638,000 Prevents loss of interchange

Railroad survey

Rail rehabilitation

Adams/Scioto Cincinnati Eastern Railroad, LLC

CCET Peebles to Portsmouth Rehab

Rehabilitation of section of line for 300,000 tons of stone & aggregate business annually.

$4,000,000 Re-open new corridor for rail freight

Railroad survey

Rail rehabilitation

Allen, Van Wert

RJ Corman Railroad Company

RJCR Speg Track Rehab Track rehabilitation for sustained service.

$1,900,000 Continued operational efficiency

Railroad survey

Rail rehabilitation


CCET Plum Run Infrastructure Repair

Infrastructure repair and rehabilitation for train shipments out of Plum Run (Hanson Aggregates).

$1,000,000 Allows a potential customer to use rail service

Railroad survey

Rail rehabilitation

Columbiana Youngstown & Southeastern Railroad

YSRR Columbiana-Signal Rehab

Rehabilitation project to lift slow orders and limits on length.

$650,000 Addresses derailment issues and limits on development

Railroad survey






Rail rehabilitation


YSRR Signal-Negley Rail Replacement

Replaces rail on section of line for future traffic development.

$800,000 Prevents unsustainable MOW costs

Railroad survey

Rail rehabilitation

Cuyahoga, Geauga, Portage

Cleveland Commercial Railroad

CCRL CCRL Rail Rehabilitation Rehabilitate Bridge 13.53 with 1,300 new ties and a new bridge deck.

Brings rail line to a state of good repair

Meetings with short lines

Rail rehabilitation

Franklin Camp Chase Railroad

CAMY Georgesville-Norton Rehab

Rehabilitations on line to maintain FRA Class 1 conditions.

$250,000

Addresses derailments issues and limits on hazmat traffic

Railroad survey

Rail rehabilitation

Franklin/Madison

Camp Chase Railroad

CAMY Norton-Lilly Chapel Rehab Rehabilitation on line to maintain FRA Class 1 conditions.

$350,000 Addresses limits on future traffic development

Railroad survey

Rail rehabilitation

Fulton Indiana & Ohio Railway Company

IORY DTI North Rehab Rehabilitation of the DTI North portion of the line.


Rail plan comments

Rail rehabilitation

Hamilton Indiana & Ohio Railway Company

IORY Blue Ash Sub Rail Replacement

Rail replacement to remediate defects on the line.

Provides improved service to the customers on the line and safety of hazmat shipments

Rail plan comments

Rail rehabilitation

Hamilton Indiana Eastern Railroad

IERR Rail Rehab Track rehabilitation for continued customer service.

$502,000 Avoids hazmat derailments

Railroad survey

Rail rehabilitation

Hamilton

The Central Railroad Company of Indiana

CIND Main Line Rehab Rehabilitation to remove slow orders and improve efficiency.

$712,000 Helps prevent service disruptions to key customers

Railroad survey

Rail rehabilitation

Highland Indiana & Ohio Railway Company

IORY Greenfield Line Rehab Rehabilitation of the Greenfield Line.

Maintains timely service to customers

Rail plan comments

Rail rehabilitation

Hocking Indiana & Ohio Railway Company

IORY Logan Sub Rehab and Rail Replacement

Rehabilitation of 10 track miles restoring the line to FRA Class 2 (25mph), reducing the number of geometry, surface and tie defects; rail replacement to remediate defects on the line.

$897,000 Allows for more fluid, timely service to local customers


Rail rehabilitation

Jackson Ohio South Central Railroad

OSCR Track Rehab

Track rehabilitation to open out of service track and allow for new developments

$500,000 Facilitate additional carloads

Railroad survey






Rail rehabilitation

Mahoning Youngstown & Southeastern Railroad

YSRR LE&E Rehab Rehabilitation on line to maintain connections to NS, CSX.

$200,000 Maintenance of only source of traffic

Railroad survey

Rail rehabilitation


YSRR Associated Paper Siding Constructs siding to allow for more efficient service to customers.

$125,000 Reduces service disruptions

Railroad survey

Rail rehabilitation

Mercer RJ Corman Railroad Company

RJCR Coldwater Track Rehab Track rehabilitation for sustained service.

$720,000 Continued operational efficiency

Railroad survey

Rail rehabilitation

Multiple

Chicago, Ft. Wayne & Eastern Railroad

CFE Main Line Welded Rail Welded rail to reduce slow orders and improve efficiency.

$1,281,000 Helps prevent service disruptions


Rail rehabilitation

Multiple Clark County-Springfield TCC

IORY WESTCO Line Maintenance

Ensure that WESTCO-owned lines can continue to operate and benefit local shippers.

Provides rail corridor preservation, continues existing service

MPO Meeting

Rail rehabilitation

Multiple Columbus & Ohio River Railroad

CUOH Panhandle Rail Replacement Program

Rail replacement to remediate defects at 7 locations along the Panhandle.

$3,236,000 Remediates rail defects

Rail Plan Comments

Rail rehabilitation

Multiple Indiana & Ohio Railway Company

IORY Midland Sub Rehab

Rehabilitation work on the Midland Sub to achieve FRA Class 3 (40mph).

Improves fluidity on the line

Rail plan comments

Rail rehabilitation

Multiple Indiana & Ohio Railway Company

IORY Signaling Upgrades

Upgrades of track circuits and signals associated with speed increases on IORY lines.

Maintains functionality of circuits and signals

Rail plan comments

Rail rehabilitation

Paulding, Defiance, Henry

Napoleon, Defiance & Western Railway

NDW Mainline Rehab Track rehabilitation to improve safety and industrial development.

$25,000,000

Improves railcar capacity to 286k and prevents loss of business

Railroad survey

Rail rehabilitation

Sandusky, Seneca

Northern Ohio & Western Railway

NOW NOW Rail Rehabilitation Rehabilitation of the NOW line.

$511,000 Brings line to state of good repair


Rail rehabilitation

Summit Akron Barberton Cluster Railway

AB Rail Upgrade Improved service times. $1,000,000 More efficient service Railroad survey

Rail rehabilitation

Tuscarawas RJ Corman Railroad Company

RJCR Warwick Track Rehab Track rehabilitation for sustained service.


Railroad survey

Rail rehabilitation


RJCR Dover Track Rehab Track rehabilitation for sustained service.


Railroad survey






Rail tourism Stark SCATS Hall of Fame Passenger Rail

Proposal for passenger rail shuttle between Football Hall of Fame and Airport.


MPO Meeting

Road clearance Allen LACRPC Multiple Low Clearance RR Bridges

Improve multiple RR bridges with inadequate vertical and/or horizontal clearance.

Increases roadway mobility

MPO Meeting

Road clearance Butler OKI NS Cincinnati-Dayton Rd Mouse Hole

Widen by adding one lane and construct new Norfolk Southern Railroad piers/bridge from SR 129 to Maud Hughes.

$16,540,000 Increases roadway mobility

LRTP

Road clearance Butler OKI NS Hamilton-Mason Rd Mouse Hole

Widen roadway and construct new Norfolk Southern Railroad piers/bridge.


LRTP

Road clearance Butler OKI NS Kyles Station Rd Mouse Hole

Widen roadway and construct new Norfolk Southern Railroad piers/bridge.


LRTP

Road clearance Butler OKI NS Princeton Rd Mouse Hole

Widen roadway and construct new Norfolk Southern Railroad piers/ bridge.


LRTP

Road clearance Butler OKI NS West Chester Rd Mouse Hole

Widen roadway and construct new Norfolk Southern Railroad piers/ bridge.


LRTP

Road clearance Harrison OMEGA CUOH US250 Bridge Clearance

Reconstruct Panhandle bridge over US250 east of Uhrichsville, which has inadequate vertical clearance for many overheight trucks and leads to long truck detours.


MPO Meeting

Road clearance Multiple Eastgate Multiple Low Clearance RR Bridges Improve multiple RR bridges with inadequate vertical clearance.


MPO Meeting

Road clearance Multiple NOACA Multiple Low Clearance RR Bridges Improve multiple RR bridges with inadequate vertical clearance.


MPO Meeting

Road clearance Multiple NOACA Multiple Poor Condition RR Bridges

Improve multiple RR bridges that NOACA considers to be in poor condition.

Would bring bridges to a better state of repair

MPO Meeting






Transload Ashtabula


ACJR Covered Crossdock Platform

Construction of covered crossdock platform to unload box cars.


Railroad survey

Transload Ashtabula


ACJR Concrete Lumber Pad Construction of a concrete pad for unloading of lumber.


Railroad survey

Transload Brown Cincinnati Eastern Railroad, LLC

CCET Macon Transload Construction of aggregate transload facility.

$750,000 Removal of trucks from US 32

Railroad survey

Transload Clermont Cincinnati Eastern Railroad, LLC

CCET Huhtamaki Warehouse & Transload

Construction of transload/warehouse facility for future expansion and large carload development.

$8,000,000 Growth of rail use and job creation at local employer

Railroad survey

Transload Hamilton Cincinnati Eastern Railroad, LLC

CCET Newtown Transload/Warehouse

Construction of transload/warehouse facility for future industrial development.

$10,000,000 Reduces area truck congestion

Railroad survey

Transload Meigs Kanawha River Railroad, LLC

KNWA Expansion of Middleport Terminal

Expands Middleport Terminal to facilitate transload opportunities.

$500,000 Provides region with alternative to trucking

Railroad survey

Transload Portage Akron Barberton Cluster Railway

AB Ravenna Transload Construct transload in Portage County.

$350,000 Allows for local service and removes trucks from area roads

Railroad survey


Appendix C. Consider for Federal Grant Application

Table C-1. Projects to be Considered for Sponsorship for Federal Grant Application

Category County Sponsor Railroad Project Description Costs in $2018 Benefit Source



CCET Williamsburg Bridge Repairs

Repairs bridge to maintain continued service.

$1,500,000

Ensures continued service across bridge

Railroad survey


Mahoning/ Columbiana


YSRR Bridge Repairs Repairs bridges to maintain 286k railcar capacity.

$500,000 Prevents loss of competitive access

Railroad survey

Crossing improvement

Lucas Ann Arbor Railroad AA Matzinger Rd. Upgrade Improved conditions at grade crossing.

$65,000 Improves conditions at crossing

Railroad survey

Grade separation

Lucas TMACOG CSX Summit St - Toledo Grade separate Summit St in Toledo.

$15,784,000


LRTP/MPO Meeting

Grade separation

Lucas TMACOG CSX/AA Matzinger Rd - Toledo Grade separate Matzinger Rd in Toledo.

$29,464,000


LRTP/MPO Meeting

Grade separation

Lucas TMACOG NS Phillips Ave - Toledo Grade separate Phillips Ave in Toledo.

$23,150,000


LRTP/MPO Meeting

Grade separation

Miami MVRPC CSX New Connector Rd - Tipp City

Grade separate proposed new connector road in Tipp City.

$8,327,000



Grade separation

Montgomery MVRPC CSX Farmersville-West Carrollton Rd - West Carrollton

Grade separate Farmersville-West Carrollton Rd in West Carrollton.

$4,944,000



C-2 Appendix C. Consider for Federal Grant Application


Table C-1. Projects to be Considered for Sponsorship for Federal Grant Application (continued)


Grade separation

Seneca ODOT CSX TR43 Extension - Fostoria Grade separate TR43 Extension in Fostoria.

$10,259,000


STIP

Grade separation

Wood TMACOG CSX North Baltimore-area grade separation

Grade separation in the North Baltimore area.

$17,889,000


LRTP/MPO Meeting

Grade separation

Wood TMACOG CSX SR235/SR18 - Hoytville Grade separate SR235/SR18 in Hoytville.

$12,627,000


LRTP/MPO Meeting

Industrial access

Ashtabula Ashtabula, Carson & Jefferson Railroad

ACJR Transload Area Improvements

Adds 16 car spots to reach a large manufacturing building.

$370,000 Adds a possible customer

Railroad survey

Industrial access

Ashtabula Ashtabula, Carson & Jefferson Railroad

ACJR Siding Extension Extends siding 630 track feet.

$101,000

Frees up main track and facilitates lime and plastic unloading

Railroad survey

Industrial access

Miami MVRPC CSX CSX Rail Spur

Construct a 2,000-foot rail spur on the west side of the CSX railroad tracks within and proximate to the 113-acre Prill property.

$4,209,000


LRTP

Industrial access

Trumbull Eastgate AutoParkIt Rail Infrastructure

Rail Infrastructure supporting ongoing AutoParkIt efforts. ORDC participated in funding $30,000 of engineering work.


MPO Meeting

Industrial access

Wayne Akron Barberton Cluster Railway

AB Rittman Extension Capability to handle 2-4 carloads additional carloads daily.

$450,000 Potential additional customer

Railroad survey

Intermodal Franklin MORPC NS Rickenbacker Intermodal Facility Expansion

Capacity expansion of the Rickenbacker intermodal facility.

$19,777,000







Multiple Jefferson, Belmont

ORDC NS INFRA Grant - Ohio River Rail Improvement Project

Rail improvements on the NS River Line to facilitate PTT ethane cracker proposal.

$32,000,000

Support major industrial development project

ORDC

Passenger rail Cuyahoga NOACA Cleveland Multimodal Transportation Facility - Planning Phases

Future planning studies for a proposed facility in downtown Cleveland that would accommodate passenger rail, transit, and intercity service. Cleveland has completed a $120,000 initial study of this project, which was funded by NOACA.

Investigates opportunity that would improve multimodal connectivity

MPO Meeting

Passenger rail Erie Erie County RPC Amtrak Station Improvements

Improvements at the Sandusky Amtrak station to achieve ADA compliance and state of good repair as well as planning for a proposed multimodal transit facility.

$1,147,000

Improves multimodal connectivity, provides ADA compliance

LRTP

Passenger rail Lucas TMACOG / City of Toledo

Toledo-Detroit Rail Ridership Feasibility and Cost Estimate Study

Future planning studies for a proposed Toledo-Detroit passenger rail connection. TMACOG and the City of Toledo are funding a preliminary $50,000 feasibility study.


MPO Meeting

Passenger rail Multiple MORPC Rapid Speed Transportation Initiative - Planning Phases

Planning studies for the RSTI, which explores options to better connect the Columbus Region with major metropolitan regions of the Midwest. A multi-phased planning effort will examine the feasibility for railroad technologies including hyperloop and traditional rail.

Investigates potential passenger rail opportunities






Passenger rail Preble City of Oxford New Amtrak Station - Oxford

Construct new Amtrak station (city-owned) in Oxford. Oxford and Miami University have each committed $350,000 for this project.


All Aboard Ohio / OKI LRTP

Rail capacity Allen Chicago, Ft. Wayne & Eastern Railroad

CFE Lima Yard Upgrade

Yard improvements and upgraded turnouts for safety and efficiency.

$1,037,000

Helps prevent service disruptions to local customers


Rail capacity Ashtabula Ashtabula, Carson & Jefferson Railroad

ACJR Unit Train Track Upgrades Upgrades tracks to be able to handle unit grain trains.


Railroad survey

Rail capacity Ashtabula Ashtabula, Carson & Jefferson Railroad

ACJR Carson Siding Improvement

Makes existing siding double-ended and adds 840 track feet.

$151,000

Improves traffic through Carson and saves an hour a day

Railroad survey

Rail capacity Clark Indiana & Ohio Railway Company

IORY Springfield Yard Upgrade

Improve conditions at the north end of the yard under the NS overhead bridge as well as upgrading existing turnouts in need of replacement.

$725,000

Improves local switching operations to area customers and enhances intermodal service

Railroad survey

Rail capacity Fulton Indiana & Ohio Railway Company

IORY Delta Yard and Area Improvements

Rehabilitate and return service to currently unused tracks allowing additional capacity and storage space as well as add additional siding capacity.

$7,000,000


Railroad survey

Rail capacity Hamilton OKI CSX/NS Hopple Street Passing Track and Crossovers

CSX Queensgate and NS Gest Street yards: Provide additional horizontal clearance, 1000’ of track, and construct crossovers or connecting track.


LRTP





Rail capacity Hamilton OKI CSX/NS Mill Creek Additional Track

Increase rail capacity by adding approximately 8,600 feet of fourth track from RH Tower (located at the north end of the CSX Queensgate Terminal) to the NA Junction.


LRTP

Rail capacity Lucas Ann Arbor Railroad AA CTC Upgrade Improves signaling system at interchange.

$350,000 Improved interchange

Railroad survey

Rail capacity Multiple Clark County-Springfield TCC

IORY Springfield-Washington CH Class 3 Upgrade

Bring WESTCO-owned, IORY-operated track between Springfield and Washington CH to FRA Class 3 (40mph) conditions.

$1,500,000

Provides higher rail capacity, better service

MPO Meeting

Rail capacity Summit Akron Barberton Cluster Railway

AB Storage Tracks Construction of tracks for car storage and and transload.

$500,000 Safer local storage

Railroad survey

Rail capacity Williams Indiana Northeastern Railroad Company

IN Upgrade for 20 MPH

Track upgrades to increase track class to improve operational efficiency.

$694,000 Improved operational efficiency

Railroad survey

Rail connection

Carroll Ohi-Rail Corporation OHIC W&LE Interchange Reconfiguration

Interchange improvements to facilitate unit train traffic with W&LE.

$360,000 Allows for safer rail operation

Railroad survey

Rail connection

Colombiana Ohi-Rail Corporation OHIC Bayard Siding Siding improvements to facilitate increased interchange potentia.l

$500,000 Allows for after rail operation

Railroad survey

Rail connection

Williams Indiana Northeastern Railroad Company

IN New Interchange Track New interchange track that facilitates continued interchange.

$2,638,000 Prevents loss of interchange

Railroad survey

Rail rehabilitation

Adams/Scioto Cincinnati Eastern Railroad, LLC

CCET Peebles to Portsmouth Rehab

Rehabilitation of section of line for 300,000 tons of stone & aggregate business annually.

$4,000,000 Re-open new corridor for rail freight

Railroad survey

Rail rehabilitation

Allen, Van Wert

RJ Corman Railroad Company

RJCR Speg Track Rehab Track rehabilitation for sustained service.


Railroad survey

Rail rehabilitation


CCET Plum Run Infrastructure Repair

Infrastructure repair and rehabilitation for train shipments out of Plum Run (Hanson Aggregates).

$1,000,000

Allows a potential customer to use rail service

Railroad survey





Rail rehabilitation


YSRR Columbiana-Signal Rehab

Rehabilitation project to lift slow orders and limits on length.

$650,000

Addresses derailment issues and limits on development

Railroad survey

Rail rehabilitation


YSRR Signal-Negley Rail Replacement

Replaces rail on section of line for future traffic development.

$800,000 Prevents unsustainable MOW costs

Railroad survey

Rail rehabilitation

Franklin Camp Chase Railroad CAMY Georgesville-Norton Rehab

Rehabilitations on line to maintain FRA Class 1 conditions.

$250,000

Addresses derailments issues and limits on hazmat traffic

Railroad survey

Rail rehabilitation

Franklin/ Madison

Camp Chase Railroad CAMY Norton-Lilly Chapel Rehab

Rehabilitation on line to maintain FRA Class 1 conditions.

$350,000

Addresses limits on future traffic development

Railroad survey

Rail rehabilitation

Hamilton Indiana Eastern Railroad

IERR Rail Rehab Track rehabilitation for continued customer service.

$502,000 Avoids hazmat derailments

Railroad survey

Rail rehabilitation

Hamilton The Central Railroad Company of Indiana

CIND Main Line Rehab Rehabilitation to remove slow orders and improve efficiency.

$712,000

Helps prevent service disruptions to key customers

Railroad survey

Rail rehabilitation

Hocking Indiana & Ohio Railway Company

IORY Logan Sub Rehab and Rail Replacement

Rehabilitation of 10 track miles restoring the line to FRA Class 2 (25mph), reducing the number of geometry, surface and tie defects; rail replacement to remediate defects on the line.

$897,000

Allows for more fluid, timely service to local customers


Rail rehabilitation

Jackson Ohio South Central Railroad

OSCR Track Rehab

Track rehabilitation to open out of service track and allow for new developments

$500,000 Facilitate additional carloads

Railroad survey

Rail rehabilitation


YSRR LE&E Rehab

Rehabilitation on line to maintain connections to NS, CSX.

$200,000 Maintenance of only source of traffic

Railroad survey

Rail rehabilitation


YSRR Associated Paper Siding Constructs siding to allow for more efficient service to customers.

$125,000 Reduces service disruptions

Railroad survey

Rail rehabilitation

Mercer RJ Corman Railroad Company

RJCR Coldwater Track Rehab Track rehabilitation for sustained service.


Railroad survey





Rail rehabilitation

Multiple Chicago, Ft. Wayne & Eastern Railroad

CFE Main Line Welded Rail Welded rail to reduce slow orders and improve efficiency.

$1,281,000 Helps prevent service disruptions


Rail rehabilitation

Multiple Columbus & Ohio River Railroad

CUOH Panhandle Rail Replacement Program

Rail replacement to remediate defects at 7 locations along the Panhandle.

$3,236,000 Remediates rail defects

Rail Plan Comments

Rail rehabilitation

Paulding, Defiance, Henry

Napoleon, Defiance & Western Railway

NDW Mainline Rehab

Track rehabilitation to improve safety and industrial development.

$25,000,000

Improves railcar capacity to 286k and prevents loss of business

Railroad survey

Rail rehabilitation

Sandusky, Seneca

Northern Ohio & Western Railway

NOW NOW Rail Rehabilitation Rehabilitation of the NOW line.

$511,000 Brings line to state of good repair


Rail rehabilitation

Summit Akron Barberton Cluster Railway

AB Rail Upgrade Improved service times. $1,000,000 More efficient service

Railroad survey

Rail rehabilitation


RJCR Warwick Track Rehab Track rehabilitation for sustained service.


Railroad survey

Rail rehabilitation


RJCR Dover Track Rehab Track rehabilitation for sustained service.


Railroad survey

Road clearance

Harrison OMEGA CUOH US250 Bridge Clearance

Reconstruct Panhandle bridge over US250 east of Uhrichsville, which has inadequate vertical clearance for many overheight trucks and leads to long truck detours.


MPO Meeting

Transload Ashtabula Ashtabula, Carson & Jefferson Railroad

ACJR Covered Crossdock Platform

Construction of covered crossdock platform to unload box cars.


Railroad survey

Transload Ashtabula Ashtabula, Carson & Jefferson Railroad

ACJR Concrete Lumber Pad Construction of a concrete pad for unloading of lumber.


Railroad survey

Transload Brown Cincinnati Eastern Railroad, LLC

CCET Macon Transload Construction of aggregate transload facility.

$750,000 Removal of trucks from US 32

Railroad survey





Transload Clermont Cincinnati Eastern Railroad, LLC

CCET Huhtamaki Warehouse & Transload

Construction of transload/warehouse facility for future expansion and large carload development.

$8,000,000

Growth of rail use and job creation at local employer

Railroad survey

Transload Hamilton Cincinnati Eastern Railroad, LLC

CCET Newtown Transload/Warehouse

Construction of transload/warehouse facility for future industrial development.

$10,000,000 Reduces area truck congestion

Railroad survey

Transload Meigs Kanawha River Railroad, LLC

KNWA Expansion of Middleport Terminal

Expands Middleport Terminal to facilitate transload opportunities.

$500,000

Provides region with alternative to trucking

Railroad survey

Transload Portage Akron Barberton Cluster Railway

AB Ravenna Transload Construct transload in Portage County.

$350,000

Allows for local service and removes trucks from area roads

Railroad survey


Appendix D. Online Survey Results An online survey was prepared to help gain an understanding of the views

of stakeholders and the general public regarding rail issues in Ohio.

ORDC made a link to the survey available on its website between January

2018 and June 2018. The survey received 341 responses.

D.1 SURVEY RESPONDENTS AND THEIR INTEREST IN RAIL

D.1.1 Role in Rail Transportation A majority of respondents (180) were members of the general public. The

second highest category were members of governmental organizations

with 32 responses. “Other” included respondents in a range of

transportation roles, ranging from railroad consultants to railroad

employees, to rail passengers, or concerned citizens.

Figure D-1: How would you describe your role in railroad transportation? (number of responses)

0 50 100 150 200

Other

Economic Development Agency

Metropolitan Planning Organization

Railroad Operator

Freight Railroad Customer

Government

General Public, Interested in Rail

D-2 Appendix D. Online Survey Results


D.1.2 Primary interest in Rail The content of the survey was customized so that respondents would only

be asked questions consistent with their identified interest in rail. The

categories shown in Figure D-2 represented the choices among which

respondents could choose. After completing the survey for their chosen

area of interest, respondents were given the opportunity to either end the

survey or select another category of questions to complete. Nearly half of

the respondents identified themselves as being primarily interested in

passenger rail. Twenty-two percent were interested in freight rail issues,

21 percent were concerned about rail issues in their communities, while

seven percent worked for companies that ship products by rail.

Figure D-2: What is your primary interest in rail in Ohio? (percentage of responses)

D.2 RESPONDENTS INTERESTED IN FREIGHT RAIL

D.2.1 Freight Growth For those respondents that indicated an interest in freight rail, a majority

(80 percent) believed that the volume of goods shipped by rail in the

future will grow. A number of reasons were given for the likely growth in

freight rail volume, including shortage of truck drivers, continued growth

in freight volume nationwide, highway congestion and poor roadway

conditions, foreign trade, the efficiency of rail, and specific market

opportunities like oil and gas production. For those that believed that rail

volumes were going down, respondents mentioned poor rail service and

uncompetitive rates.

Figure D-3: In the future, do you expect the volume of goods shipped by rail in Ohio to increase, decrease, stay the same? (number of responses)

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

Concerned about highway/rail at-gradecrossings

Interested in freight rail

Interested in passenger rail

Work for a company that ships freight byrail

0 20 40 60 80 100

Decrease

Increase

Stay the same



D.2.2 Economic Development Opportunities The overwhelming majority of respondents (96 percent) believed that

there are opportunities for freight rail to support job creation and job

retention in Ohio. Some respondents to this question indicated that they

work for companies that depend on rail service and that their companies

expect to grow.

Figure D-4: Do you think there are opportunities for freight rail to support job creation and job retention in Ohio? (percentage of responses)

D.2.3 Awareness of ORDC The State of Ohio provides assistance through the ORDC to companies for

rail and rail-related infrastructure to promote the growth of Ohio-based

companies. About two-thirds of respondents were aware of ORDC’s rail

development programs, while one third were not.

Figure D-5: Have you been aware of this programs existence (ORDC rail program)? (percentage of responses)

When asked what to improve about ORDC’s program, a number of

respondents recommended higher funding levels. Some suggested

improved marketing and publicity for the program. Several suggested tax

incentives to railroads, a state program analogous to the 45G Railroad Tax

Credit at the national level.

No4%

Yes96%

No33%

Yes67%



D.2.4 Rail issues Respondents were asked to rate on a 1-5 scale a list of potential rail issues

in Ohio based on their significance within the state currently. A score of 1

corresponds to a rating of “Not Significant” while a score of 5 corresponds

to a rating of “Very Significant”. The respondents believed the most

important issue in the state to be a lack of willingness or ability of railroads

to serve small shippers, particularly along busy corridors. A lack of

sufficient rail service and/or rail-served industrial locations across many

sections of Ohio (such as Eastern Ohio) was an oft-cited issue by

respondents.

Specific locations with rail-related economic development opportunities

were mentioned including: Fulton County, Columbiana County,

Cambridge, Medina County, Defiance, Cincinnati, Columbus, and

Ravenna. Recommended infrastructure improvements included a need to

improve highway, port, and rail connections and improvements to the

Norfolk Southern Maumee River Bridge in Toledo.

Figure D-6: How significant are these issues in the State of Ohio? (weighted average scoring)

3.4 3.6 3.8 4 4.2 4.4 4.6

Willingness or ability of railroads toserve small shippers

Mainline capacity/rail bottlenecks

Abandonments/shrinkage of therail network

Condition of rail lines

Availability of rail-served industriallocations

Pick-up and delivery of rail cars in atimely fashion

Gaps in the rail network

Competitive access impacting ratesand service for shipping freight

Availability of truck/rail intermodalcontainer terminals

Availability of other truck/railmultimodal connections

Availability of maritime/railmultimodal connections



D.2.5 Multimodal and Intermodal Facilities Respondents believed increased rail access to be beneficial to freight rail

service in Ohio. In particular, respondents found improving rail access to

industrial parks with existing rail access to be the most efficient and

effective manner to support rail freight. Development of new industrial

parks with rail access and additional truck-rail transload facilities were

other improvements favored by the respondents. Specific opportunities

mentioned were Grove City, Etna, West Jefferson, City of New

Philadelphia at I-77/SR-250 junction, and Lordstown at I-76/I-80.

Figure D-7: Please select all of the facilities below that you think would be beneficial to the State of Ohio (number of responses)

D.2.6 General Comments about Freight Rail Issues and Opportunities

Some respondents were concerned about railroad market power and a

perceived deterioration in rail service. Several mentioned capacity

constraints that result in bottlenecks causing delays that are detrimental to

freight shipping by rail. Others pointed to a lack of cooperation between

railroads that may further exacerbate poor service. Several were

concerned with abandonments. One indicated that too many lines are

abandoned with little to no opportunity for smaller carriers to take over.

D.3 SURVEY RESPONDENTS THAT SHIP BY RAIL

D.3.1 Rail Service Used/Commodities Shipped Twenty-three freight rail shippers provided responses to this portion of

the online survey. Of the respondents, more use rail for outbound

shipping than use rail for inbound shipments.

Table D-1: Do you currently use rail for inbound shipping?/outbound shipping? (number of responses)

Yes No Total Rail for Inbound Shipping 13 10 23 Rail for Outbound Shipping 19 4 23

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

Additional containerized intermodalfacilities

Additional rail-served river/lake portfacilities

Improvements to existing river/lakeport facilities

Additional truck/rail transload facilities

Additional industrial parks with railaccess

Improved rail access to industrial parkswith existing rail access



Agricultural shippers were most represented in the responses. A

significant portion of those who ship chemical products are shipping

fertilizer.

Table D-2: What goods to you receive by rail/ship by rail? (percentage of responses)

Commodity type Inbound shipping

Outbound shipping

Agricultural 21% 37% Chemicals 21% 21% Steel-related 29% 16% Coal 0% 5% Other 29% 21%

Most of the respondents (16 of 23 responses) use carload rail service,

while just under half (11 of 23) use unit train service.

Figure D-8: What type(s) of rail service do you currently use? (Please select all that apply) (number of responses)

The shippers find rail service to be crucial to the goods they ship or receive

– 86 percent of respondents characterized rail service as “very important”

to their business.

These shippers primarily use rail due to transportation costs that are lower

than other available modes, while the ability to ship large quantities

offered by rail transportation is also important. Per the respondents, rail

service also has an acceptable on-time performance.

Figure D-9: Which of the following are important in the decision to use rail? (Please check all that apply) (Number of responses)

0 5 10 15 20

Carload

Unit train/Shuttle train

Intermodal

Transload

0 5 10 15 20

Ability to ship in large quantities

Acceptable on-time performance

Lower transportation costs

More environmentally-friendly optionthan others



Were rail service not available in Ohio, these shippers would primarily use

trucks to ship their goods, with 91 percent of respondents having the

option to use this mode. Fourteen percent of the respondents lacked any

other alternative besides rail, highlighting the important role rail plays for

certain shippers in Ohio.

Figure D-10: If rail transportation were not available, how would your business ship or receive goods? (Check all that apply) (number of responses)

Respondents were asked to rate current rail service on a scale of Poor,

Fair, Good, and Excellent. These were translated to quantitative measures

with 1=Poor, 2=Fair, 3=Good, 4=Excellent. On most service

parameters, weighted average scores were around 3 or Good. Shippers

gave the lowest ratings for service flexibility.

Figure D-11: How would you rate the service you receive? (weighted average scoring)

0 5 10 15 20 25

Truck

Water (barge or ship)

Air

Pipeline

No other options

0 1 2 3 4 5

Other

Cost (rates)

Freight car availability

Service frequency

Transit time

On-time performance

Service flexibility

Customer service



Half the respondents expected their use of rail to increase in the future,

with another 30 percent expecting it to remain steady at current levels.

For those that predicted increased rail usage, high truck costs or overall

business growth were reasons for the projected increase. For those that

expected decreased rail usage, other modes were said to be more

competitive.

Figure D-12: In the future, do you expect the volume of goods shipped by rail in Ohio to increase, decrease, or stay the same? (number of responses)

The shippers were asked to suggest improvements that would encourage

use of rail to transport freight. Better rates were the most oft-cited

improvements, but service enhancements such as more frequent service

and improved on-time performance were also found to be important.

Shippers indicated that easier processes and better communication would

also help.

D.4 INTERESTED IN PASSENGER RAIL

A total of 176 respondents answered the passenger rail section of the

survey. Fifty one percent of respondents have used Amtrak service in

Ohio.

Of the 89 respondents who have used Amtrak in Ohio, 79 percent used it

because it was affordable. Relatively fewer respondents used it for

convenience (35 percent) or since it was the only option (8 percent).

Many (75 percent) took Amtrak because it was a fun experience.

Figure D-13: Which of the following reasons describes why you used Amtrak in Ohio? (Please select all that apply) (number of responses)

0 2 4 6 8 10 12

Decrease

Increase

Remain the same

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

It was affordable

It was a fun experience

It was convenient

It was environmentally friendly

It was my only option



When asked what factors would most encourage the use or increase of

intercity passenger rail service in Ohio, respondents primarily pointed to a

desire for expanded service to population centers in Ohio that are not

already served by Amtrak. A lot of responses pointed to the addition of

passenger rail service to Columbus.

Further, respondents indicated that improved scheduling of service so that

trains pass through Ohio at more convenient times would also contribute

to increased utilization of the service.

Figure D-14: Please select the two most important changes that would encourage you to use or increase your use of intercity passenger rail service. (Up to two answers are required) (number of responses)

Respondents were asked to indicate whether they thought Amtrak Stations

in Ohio need improvement. For each station, most respondents had no

opinion. For those that did a hold an opinion, most stations were

perceived as needing improvements as shown in Figure D-15.

Figure D-15: Please rate the current Amtrak stations in Ohio (percentage of responses)

Some of the suggested needed improvements were:

▪ Alliance: a range of needs, including security, better lighting, better

building, better cleanliness, fixing broken window, heating

▪ Bryan: better shelter. One respondent indicated it reminds that person

that it had the charm of a phone booth

▪ Cincinnati: keeping Amtrak staff instead of unmanned station

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160

Expanded service to other populationcenters in Ohio

Improved existing Amtrak passengerrail stations in the state

Improved on-time performance

Improved safety/security for travelingon Amtrak service

Improved scheduling of service, so thattrains pass through Ohio at more

convenient times

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Alliance

Bryan

Cincinnati

Cleveland

Elyria

Sandusky

Toledo

No Opinion Needs Improvement No Improvement Needed



▪ Cleveland: a new station. Some respondents noted that they like the

location in downtown Cleveland but believe that access to the station

could be improved both by car and for pedestrians

▪ Elyria: a new station. Respondents mentioned a range of issues with the

current station

▪ Sandusky: longer, covered platforms

▪ Toledo: better lighting, secure parking, easier wayfinding to the station

D.5 CONCERNED ABOUT RAIL IN THEIR COMMUNITY

One hundred and eleven respondents completed this portion of the

survey. Respondents were asked to rate their level of concern regarding

various rail-related community issues in Ohio, either Very Concerned,

Somewhat Concerned, Not Concerned, or No Opinion. Translating these

responses to quantitative scores, the scores are Very Concerned=3,

Somewhat Concerned=2, Not Concerned=1.

The highest average level of concern was for crossing issues, including

safety of crossings, the surface of crossings, and trains blocking crossings.

Figure D-16: Please indicate your level of concern in regard to the following issues (weighted scoring)

Respondents mentioned some specific crossing issues such as:

▪ The crossing at State Route 66 in Archbold causes concerns

▪ N Co Rd 25A & Garby Rd in Piqua causes extended delays

▪ SR 99 at the east end of Bellevue Yard is often blocked by trains leaving

the yard

▪ I&O and CF&E crossings in Lima are in poor condition

▪ Galion suffers from blocked crossings. There are also concerns over the

hospital’s proximity to the State Route 309/61 crossing

0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4

Safety of highway/rail grade crossings

Trains blocking intersections at highway/railat-grade crossings

Poor surface at highway/rail at-gradecrossings, or surface elevated so that some

vehicles "bottom out"

Trespassing on railroad property

Noise from train horns

Noise from train operations, such as railyards and idling trains

Hazardous materials passing through mycommunity



In relation to safety at crossings, Emergency Notification Signs (ENS) are

located on the safety devices at all railroad crossings. This system enables

the public to report unsafe situations and for railroads to respond to

malfunctioning warning signals, vehicles stalled on the tracks or other

emergency situations. A majority of respondents (approximately 60

percent) answered that they were aware of the ENS system.

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